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Theme Week Channel Islands – Herm

Saturday, 25 July 2015 - 04:09 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien
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🔊 Listen to this Post Herm is the smallest of the Channel Islands that is open to the public and is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. Cars are banned from the small island just like its Channel Island neighbour, Sark. Unlike Sark, bicycles are also banned. However, Herm does allow quad bikes and tractors for the locals.

Herm won the 2002 and 2008 Britain in Bloom competition in the ‘Small Coastal Resort’ category, despite not being part of the UK. Herm is a dependency of Guernsey, and is in fact owned by the States of Guernsey, being rented out to various tenants. Unlike the largely autonomous islands of Sark and Alderney within the Bailiwick, Herm is administered entirely by the State of Guernsey.

After the war, the States of Guernsey decided to buy Herm from the Crown in order that its pleasant atmosphere could be enjoyed by Guernsey residents. The States now rent the island to a tenant, who is expected to maintain the island for the benefit of its visitors.

Tourism is Herm’s main source of income, with the majority of tourists arriving on one of the Trident catamaran ferries (Herm Trident V and Herm Trident VI) operated by the Trident Charter Company. On some busy days, the Herm Clipper is also called into service. Money is also made from vegetable growing, livestock and occasionally issuing its own stamps.

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